Are your New Year resolutions not going anywhere? Here's what to do
It's mid-January and it can be a tough time for sticking to your New Year resolutions. It's cold and grey outside, and whilst you might have started the year with the best of intentions, your motivation could be flagging a bit by now.
Maybe you made a resolution to get healthy, or make more time for self care, or take up a new hobby, or finally think about changing career or starting a business. And you wanted this to TO BE IT. 2019 was the year that it was all going to finally happen for you.
And whilst that vision we create for ourselves about how our new life is going to be can feel exciting and intoxicating, it can also sometimes make us unrealistic about how long those goals will take to achieve.
Life starts to get in the way. A stressful work assignment comes in, one of the kids gets sick, the boiler packs up and you need to pay for a plumber, the house needs cleaning etc etc.
And so your good intentions to make a change go to the bottom of your 'to do' list, you lose motivation and start to feel discouraged.
However I want to step in here and say that THIS IS TOTALLY NORMAL.
All you need to do is have a reality check about how much time you have available, and how long the process of change might actually take.
With career change for example, I often have to remind my clients that their journey towards a more meaningful career is precisely that… a journey. One of the biggest mistakes that people make when searching for meaningful work is to expect to find the ONE BIG THING straightaway. The mythical unicorn job that will make all of their problems disappear.
And what I’ve observed from walking through this process with many clients is that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to creating a career and life you love. It can be tough at times, take longer than you think, and you may need to try out a few different ideas and avenues before finding the perfect one for you.
So don’t get downhearted, just persevere and stay open to the new opportunities and experiences which will inevitably come your way. Break it all down into baby steps and ask yourself:
What is ONE small thing that I could fit in this week to move closer to my goal?
When exactly could I do this (day? time?)
What might stop me from doing this? Is it something practical, or something emotional? Where could I get some support to overcome this?
You can 100% get there, just be patient with yourself.
Chat soon,
Juliette
Happy 2019! Let’s kick off the year by getting laser focused...
Happy New Year!
Hope you’ve had a fabulous festive break and made some treasured memories with your family and friends.
And I bet that now you’re raring to go with some big new career plans to make 2019 your best year ever!
But you don’t have to re-invent the wheel. New Year’s resolutions don’t have to mean starting from scratch. They can also be about reviewing, adjusting, appreciating and re-invigorating.
Maybe you’re already doing some awesome things which you want to keep going? Maybe you’ve made a start on something, and it just needs a little bit of a tweak to bring you better results?
So before you set out a completely brand new set of career goals or resolutions, ask yourself the following questions:
What well in your career in 2018? What did you love doing? What will you continue in 2019?
What wasn’t such a success? What do you want to stop in 2019?
How do you want to feel in a year’s time?
What was your intention for 2018? Did you have an overall career goal? Maybe a phrase or word? Did it help you?
What is your intention for 2019? If you could sum it up in a word or phrase, what would it be?
With these questions, you can leverage the momentum you already have and just keep building, growing and moving towards your dream career goals, but with much greater focus and clarity.
Feel free to let me know in the comments what your word or phrase for 2019 is, I'd love to hear. And looking forward to an amazing year with you!
Juliette
p.s Want to discover your dream career in 2019? Then book an introductory 45min coaching session for just £97 and find out how coaching could help you get there.
What have you achieved since July?
Wow July was 90 days ago. Now that the autumn leaves are falling and the nights are drawing in, those hot summer days feels like an eternity ago! But it’s actually not been that long.
And what was happening in your career in July? What did you want to change about your situation? And what have you managed to do since then to make those changes?
In the context of a whole year, 90 days doesn’t seem that long. And it’s true, you probably can’t achieve ALL of your career goals in 90 days.
BUT. You can make some big changes. You can get off the starting blocks. You can create a clear vision of where you want to go. You can start to unpick some of the fears that have been holding you back, begin to feel more confident and more like the real YOU again. You can set out an action plan to guide you towards a brighter future.
What I’ve discovered from working with dozens of busy professionals from all sorts of backgrounds, is that it’s not about finding more time to reach your career goals. It’s about finding clarity and focus.
Instead of wasting your precious energy feeling stuck and stressed out, how about focusing your energy on taking action instead? If you really move closer to your dream career in the next 90 days, then get in touch to book your introductory 45min coaching session for just £97.
Here’s to starting your new year with a new career you love
